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We left Vegas
early on the Saturday morning to drive to Sedona. Sadly Suzi
had not been well overnight and was still suffering next day.
(honestly it was something she had eaten, not drunk!) We
stopped for a short while to view the Hoover Dam. Since we last
visited, work had commenced on a new road, to bypass the Dam and this
was a massive venture, with a new bridge under construction that
seemed up in the sky. When it is finished it will be an amazing sight. |
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We followed Route
93 down to Kingman, then drove Interstate 40 East , then Route 89
down to Sedona. Because Suzi was feeling under the weather we
stayed on the Interstate until Flagstaff, although we had intended to
go via Chino Valley and Jerome. However, we did manage a stop
at Oak Creek Overlook at the top of Oak Creek Canyon, where we
browsed the Native Indian stalls and looked at the twisting road
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Sedona is famous
for the majestic red rocks in the area, and it has a reputation for
arts and a Bohemian life-style. We stayed again at the Best
Western Inn at Sedona, which gave us bedrooms with stunning views of
the landscape, and a huge balcony to observe the vistas around us. |
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Next morning we
left Sedona to join Interstate 17 North, towards Flagstaff. We
made a small diversion along Interstate 40 East to visit Walnut
Canyon National Monument. Here you can see ancient Indian
dwellings hewn out of the cliffs of the canyon. |
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As on previous
trips, we called into Twisters Cafe, on Route 66 at Williams.
This period diner has memorabilia of the 1950's and provides generous
and delicious milk shakes. We also sampled their food, before
setting off towards the Grand Canyon. |
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